Stones
NATIVe 2019
USA 2009
by: Ty Sanga
Moses Goods
Stones
NATIVe 2019
USA 2009
by: Ty Sanga
Rava Shastid
Stones
NATIVe 2019
USA 2009
by: Ty Sanga
Rava Shastid, Moses Goods
Stones
NATIVe 2019
USA 2009
by: Ty Sanga
Ty Sanga
Feb 13, 2019Ty Sanga, Chapin Hall, Ciara Lacy, Beau Bassett
The director of Stones with the cinematographer, the director and the producer of Out of State.
NATIVe – Stones
Feb 13, 2019Ty Sanga
The director during Q&A.
NATIVe – Stones
Feb 13, 2019Ty Sanga, Ciara Lacy
The directors of Stones and Out of State at the premiere.
NATIVe – Stones
As beings of the night, the Mū live alongside the human world but are not part of it. They appear in Hawaiian legends and are manifest in stone statues. After the Mū are expelled from their lands, Nihipali and Na’iwi stay behind alone in the forest. When Nihipali comes across a human child, her desire to be seen by humans conflicts with her partner Na’iwi’s search for security. Shot entirely in natural light, director Ty Sanga’s beautiful tale in blue captures on film the life of the Mū spirits in the shadows of the Hawaiian islands.
by
Ty Sanga
USA 2009
Hawaiian
20’ · Colour
Rava Shastid (Nihipali)Moses Goods (Na'iwi)Brendi Heresa (Pe'a)
Born and raised on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu, he studied film production at Chapman University in California as well as ethnic studies at the University of Hawaii. He is director of the Emmy Award-winning television documentary series ‘Family Ingredients’. His short film Stones premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His feature-length documentary Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson screened at the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. He is currently developing the feature film project After Mele.
Filmography2009 Stones; short film 2014 Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson 2016 Family Ingredients; TV series 2018 Hae Hawaii; short film
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019
Joyful Participation Pictures